Auburn AJROTC (6 - 1) 999 defeats Cookeville AJROTC (2 - 5) 961

Competition Recap

Auburn AJROTC defeats Cookeville AJROTC

Auburn AJROTC defeated Cookeville AJROTC 999 to 961 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Auburn AJROTC finishes the season in second place in their Division with a 6 - 1 record. Auburn AJROTC was led by Mauries Marcos who shot a 264. The remaining contributing members were Lael Verace, Ian Salinas, and Emilio Santana. Auburn AJROTC is from Rockford, IL, and is coached by Chris McMullen.

Cookeville AJROTC dropped to 2 - 5 on the season. They finish the season in sixth place in their Division. Cookeville AJROTC was led by Spencer Cupp who shot a 259. The remaining contributing members were Lainee Darrow, Montanah Schopieray, and Emily Roach. Cookeville AJROTC is from Cookeville, TN, and is coached by 1SG Doug Romero.

Next up Auburn AJROTC will compete against Joliet Central AJROTC from Joliet, IL. Joliet Central AJROTC currently has a 1 - 6 record. Cookeville AJROTC will compete against Palo Verde Valley AJROTC from Blythe, CA. Palo Verde Valley AJROTC currently has a 1 - 6 record.

These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC Governors Division of the Orion National Air Rifle League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league for high school teams and junior rifle clubs. The league has two parts. An 8 week round-robin regular season going on now, where teams compete for their Division's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all divisions advance to the post-season, to compete for the league title.

In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Three-Position Air Rifle match. The match is modeled after Olympic Rifle competitions but adapted to high school age athletes. Each athlete will shoots 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 points. The sum of points scored in the 30 shots is the athlete's total. The team score is comprised of the best four athletes from each team.

For more information on the league, including complete standings, visit http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague